I realize I may be straying into dangerous territory. In addition to bipolar 1 I have severe anxiety and stress which causes major problems in my life. I have been on Clonazepam for years, but only .05 mg at night to help me sleep. My anxiety is getting a lot worse, so my psychiatrist increased it to 1 mg twice a day and told me to continue taking .05 at night for sleep. This increase is having no effect on my anxiety at all. Do you think I may be starting to become addicted to Clonazepam if I'm not already? I don't want to increase my dose more, nor do I want to switch to another benzo. What should I do? Does anyone know of natural remedies to help with anxiety? I'm afraid I may need to stop the Clonazepam entirely, and I've heard that benzo withdrawal can be hell.

Bipolar 1, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder

Lamictal 375 mg a day
Wellbutrin 150 mg a day
Trazodone (for sleep) 100 mg a day
Clonazepam 2.5 mg a day